American comics start with asking Iron Man a question.

“Clearly, they’re trying to tell us something through this question,” Iron Man said slowly.

[The question has been answered. The answer explanation will now be played.]

The familiar synthesized sound interrupted everyone's thoughts.

Everyone turned their attention to the fluorescent screen, where an image began to appear.

The first thing that catches everyone's eye is an alien with a head that looks like a purple sweet potato. He stands amidst ruins, wearing armor and a metal glove on his left hand.

He exudes an aura of dominance, and even just watching the video, one can vaguely feel a sense of pressure; it's clear at a glance that he's a formidable figure.

"Is this Thanos, the cosmic overlord?" Iron Man said dismissively, adding, "He's really ugly, looks like a purple sweet potato."

Whoosh!

At that moment, a figure flashed and a person descended from the sky, landing in front of Thanos with unparalleled dominance, wearing an extremely cool red Iron Man suit.

Without a doubt, it's Iron Man.

"Cool! This suit of armor is absolutely awesome!" Iron Man's eyes lit up.

At that moment, he completely forgot about being a cosmic overlord and stared intently at his own battle armor on the screen.

Needless to say, the design of this suit of armor is more aesthetically pleasing. The key point is that it is much smaller in size, and some of the joints are seamless, making it seem less like a steel-based frame.

Could it be that some new type of material was used?

"The image of me shown on it is much larger than it is now, and the armor I'm wearing is far more advanced than my current armor. I haven't designed it yet. Could it be... my future self?"

"Is this footage from the future?"

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Iron Man, and a bold and shocking idea emerged.

It gave him quite a fright.

"future?"

Coulson and Rhodes suddenly realized something: "Could the war described in that question be a war that will happen in the future?"

The three people present were all taken aback.

Then, a solemn expression appeared on everyone's face.

They felt that although such a thing sounded unbelievable, it was still very possible.

after all.

With such a grand display of force—freezing people in place and rewarding them with the spark of life—it would be truly absurd to simply present them with a random question.

It's even more absurd than describing the future.

"If you throw another satellite at me, I'm going to lose control!"

The scene continued to move, and Iron Man spoke to the cosmic overlord in a very pretentious tone.

This left Coulson and Rhodes speechless. Iron Man's arrogance was truly ingrained. It was one thing to arrogance in ordinary times, but he didn't forget to arrogance even when facing the cosmic overlord.

"Tony Stark!"

To everyone's surprise, the cosmic overlord actually knew Iron Man and called him by name.

"You know me?" the Iron Man in the video asked in surprise.

“Yes, you’re not the only one cursed by knowledge,” Thanos said to Iron Man in a serious tone.

"You are my only curse!"

As Iron Man finished speaking, numerous small missiles were launched from the back of his Iron Man armor, bombarding Thanos.

Then numerous missiles bombarded Thanos, but had no effect on him.

Immediately afterwards, Iron Man and Thanos engaged in close combat. Iron Man flew into the air and kicked Thanos hard with both feet.

Suddenly, a thick "iron disc" materialized from the legs of the Iron Man suit and slammed into Thanos with tremendous force.

After kicking down, Iron Man performed an elegant backflip, and the hands of his Iron Man armor condensed into two huge "iron pillars" that slammed into Thanos.

They even knocked Thanos away.

Chapter 004 Thanos is going to invade Earth?

"What amazing armor!"

Rhodes and Coulson were both dumbfounded. Could the Iron Man armor actually do this?

During combat, should one change form as needed?

This is so advanced!

"This is nanotechnology!" Iron Man's eyes gleamed with excitement. "I never imagined that I would actually realize this technology in the future!"

From the very beginning of Iron Man's design and manufacture of the Iron Man armor, it was known that the most suitable material for the Iron Man armor was nanomaterials, and the most suitable technology was also nanotechnology.

However, Iron Man's technology is far from advanced enough; the nano-steel armor is merely a conceptual concept.

He never imagined that he would actually achieve it in the future, and upon hearing the news, Iron Man was incredibly excited.

"I'm the best!" He couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up.

However, Thanos then began to ravage Iron Man, smashing his helmet to pieces with a single punch.

But the Iron Man armor quickly reverted to its original state, leaving Coulson and Rhodes amazed and full of admiration.

Iron Man's future suit of armor is simply too advanced.

Thanos and Iron Man engaged in a fierce battle. Thanos unleashed a powerful energy stream at Iron Man, but it was blocked by a shield formed by the Iron Man armor.

Iron Man then turned around, shook off Thanos's energy stream, leaped up, and his right hand transformed into a giant dragon head, delivering a powerful punch to Thanos's face.

A wound appeared on Thanos's face.

But this so-called wound is not the kind of real wound that everyone imagines; it's just a small scratch, nothing more!

"After all that effort, I only lost a single drop of blood," Thanos said coldly, touching his wound.

Then he punched Iron Man, knocking him to the ground.

Boom boom boom!

Thanos began to relentlessly beat Iron Man with punch after punch, shattering Iron Man's armor into pieces, leaving it in a truly horrific state.

"Tony, this is too tragic!" Rhodes couldn't help but tease his old friend with a sarcastic expression.

"The opponent is a cosmic overlord. I'm already doing pretty well to fight to this extent!" Iron Man shrugged, still looking smug.

But Iron Man's smile soon faded.

In the scene, after being ravaged by Thanos, Iron Man conjured a long, sharp blade and stabbed it fiercely at Thanos.

But Thanos snatched the blade and instantly pierced Iron Man's abdomen!

Iron Man couldn't help but twitch his lips. Even though it was just a video clip, it still made his heart skip a beat.

The video ends abruptly here.

The atmosphere became somewhat somber for a moment.

"Tony, don't worry. According to the footage, Thanos didn't hit any vital organs. As long as you receive timely first aid, you'll be fine."

Rhodes broke the silence first, offering words of comfort to Iron Man.

"That won't happen, because I'll develop an even more powerful suit of armor. I won't get hurt!" Iron Man declared confidently.

But in reality, Iron Man wasn't very confident; it was just his arrogance that got in the way.

Thanos in the footage was too powerful. Iron Man used all his skills, but he was no match for him. He was completely crushed and humiliated.

Such a large gap cannot be bridged so easily.

"Alright, I think what we should be more concerned about now is who Thanos, the cosmic overlord, really is, and why I will be fighting him in the future."

Iron Man immediately perked up and spoke in a deep voice to Coulson and the other man.

"There is too little useful information for us to analyze, but the surrounding buildings shown in the images don't look like they're from Earth."

"Therefore, please allow me to make a bold guess: this battle took place on another planet."

Coulson made a prediction that surprised both Rhodes and Iron Man.

An ordinary person might not make such a judgment due to limitations in experience and understanding.

But Coulson was different; he knew that extraterrestrials existed in the universe, and that many years ago, they had even attempted to invade Earth.

"Do aliens really exist in this world? Are UFOs and all that real?" Rhodes found it somewhat unbelievable.

“Aliens do exist.” After a moment of contemplation, Coulson gave Rhodes and Iron Man a positive answer.

Being part of S.H.I.E.L.D., he naturally knew about this kind of thing.

Of course, under normal circumstances, such things cannot be told to outsiders casually, but considering that the three of them have been chosen by the person behind the scenes at the same time, some harmless information can be shared.

"So, I've already broken out of Earth and gone to conquer the universe? Iron Man conquering the universe, sounds pretty good!" Iron Man nodded repeatedly, indicating that he was very satisfied with this.

That's more in line with Iron Man's cool image.

"So why would Tony go to an alien planet for no reason, to get beaten up by some purple potato monster? That planet has obviously been abandoned for a long time, is there anything worth going to Tony?"

Rhodes hit the nail on the head, pointing out the crux of the matter.

He looked at Iron Man and continued, "Tony, can you put yourself in his shoes and think about why you would go to such a deserted planet?"

Iron Man shrugged and spread his hands: "Anyway, it won't be a vacation."

Even if you let him analyze his own behavioral logic, he won't be able to analyze anything due to insufficient information.

"What about the other characters in the options—Captain America, Thor, and Hulk—did they, like Iron Man, also fight Thanos?"

Coulson then seemed to remember something, his eyes gleaming, "But they... couldn't make Thanos bleed?"

"If that's the case, then the battle between Tony and Thanos wasn't a chance encounter, but rather... a purposeful battle!"

If it were just Iron Man alone, there would still be a possibility of an encounter.

However, if Captain America, Hulk, and Thor all fight Thanos, it's unlikely to be an encounter battle.